Last month, the singer brought a lawsuit in federal court to block the accuser from suing.
has been sued by a makeup artist and hairstylist, who accuses him of raping her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.
The “Jane Roe,” in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, advances allegations of sexual assault, battery and violations of California laws providing protections from intimidation and coercion. Prior to the filing of the complaint, Brooks — while in settlement negotiations with the unnamed plaintiff — preemptively filed a lawsuit in federal court in Mississippi to block the accuser from suing, the lawsuit says. In that lawsuit, Brooks, who filed as a “John Doe” and described himself as a “celebrity and public figure who resides in Tennessee,” claimed that he’s being extorted over his refusal to give the accuser a raise and pay for health insurance.
“Brooks is desperate to prevent his millions of fans from learning about the horrific things he has said and done to a junior female employee who did nothing to deserve such treatment,” the complaint states.
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